Category: Metro

Ayobo-Ipaja LCDA Gets New Supervisors, Special Advisers
March 24, 2026 No Responses

Ayobo-Ipaja LCDA Gets New Supervisors, Special Advisers

The Executive Chairman of Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area, Dr Lukman Abiodun Agbaje, has announced the appointment of Supervisors and Special Advisers as part of efforts to strengthen governance and improve service delivery within the council.The announcement was made on...
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Kestin Pondi Business Grant Disburses ₦300m To 30 Additional Beneficiaries.
March 23, 2026 No Responses

Kestin Pondi Business Grant Disburses ₦300m To 30 Additional Beneficiaries.

By ebosele@hotmail.com Thirty additional beneficiaries of the Kestin Pondi Business Grant 2.0 have each received ₦10 million, completing the disbursement of an extra ₦300 million promised by High Chief Tare Godfrey Pondi, Engr. Michael Ifeanyi Anoka, and C...
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Contractor Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Forgery
March 17, 2026 No Responses

Contractor Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Forgery

Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State has convicted and sentenced Julius Ejiogu, a contractor to two years imprisonment for forgery.The convict was arraigned on a three -count charge of conspiracy, forgery and...
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NDLEA Arraigns Vessel, Ten Filipinos
March 17, 2026 No Responses

NDLEA Arraigns Vessel, Ten Filipinos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Monday, arraigned the vessel MV Nord Bosporus and 10 Filipino nationals before the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged conspiracy and unlawful importation of 20 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria.The de...
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Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦3.39b Codeine Syrup
March 16, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦3.39b Codeine Syrup

Barely five days after the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, visited the Apapa Port and declared that the port would no longer serve as a playground for smugglers and criminal syndicates hiding behind legitimate trade documentation, offic...
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FRSC Returns ₦3.7m Recovered From Crash Scene
March 16, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Returns ₦3.7m Recovered From Crash Scene

Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attached to the Zaria Unit Command have recovered and safely returned the sum of ₦3,727,500 in cash alongside other valuables worth about ₦500,000 from the scene of a fatal road crash, reaffirming...
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Customs Probes Osogbo Incident, Mourns Loss Of Life
March 16, 2026 No Responses

Customs Probes Osogbo Incident, Mourns Loss Of Life

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Area Command has expressed sadness over an incident captured in a viral video circulating on social media and a related statement issued by the Osun State Police Command concerning an event reported to have...
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Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of N1.3b Hotel
March 13, 2026 No Responses

Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of N1.3b Hotel

Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 12, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of a hotel, Responsible Leaders Hotel, linked to Edward Olutoke, Managing Director, Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agri...
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NLNG Empowers Journalists At ‘Change Your Story Workshop’
March 13, 2026 No Responses

NLNG Empowers Journalists At ‘Change Your Story Workshop’

NLNG has demonstrated its dedication to media development in Nigeria through the successful completion of the second edition of the #NLNGChangeYourStory workshop for 2026, which took place in Lagos.The workshop convened 40 participants representing diverse med...
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Apapa Port: Customs Intercepts 13 Containers Of Expired Pharmaceuticals, N6.3b Contrabands
March 10, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Port: Customs Intercepts 13 Containers Of Expired Pharmaceuticals, N6.3b Contrabands

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Port command has Impounded 13 containers of contrabands with a duty paid value (DPV) of N6.38 billion.The seized items Includes expired pharmaceutical products, illicit drugs, as well as cannabis sativa ( Colorado), wit...
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Bridge Damage On Zaria–Kaduna Expressway Raises Safety Concerns
March 10, 2026 No Responses

Bridge Damage On Zaria–Kaduna Expressway Raises Safety Concerns

Motorists plying the Zaria–Kaduna Expressway have been urged to exercise extreme caution following reports that a bridge near the Jaji area has given way, creating a hazardous section of the road.Road users said the damaged portion of the bridge has...
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Tantita MD Awards ₦800m To 80 Entrepreneurs At Kestin Pondi Business Grant
March 9, 2026 No Responses

Tantita MD Awards ₦800m To 80 Entrepreneurs At Kestin Pondi Business Grant

The second edition of the Kestin Pondi Business Grant aimed at empowering entrepreneurs and strengthening grassroots economic development was held on Monday, March 9, 2026, at MBB Consortium.Sponsored by Kestin Ebimobowei Pondi, Managing Director of Tantita Se...
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EFCC Arraigns Four For Alleged N2bn Oil Fraud
March 8, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Four For Alleged N2bn Oil Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi, on Friday, March 6, 2026, arraigned the quartet of Babatunde Olukunle Oyefolu, Babayemi Isaac Olatunde Ezekiel Abaki and Plural Oil Marketing Limited for an alleged N2bn oil ...
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EFCC Arraigns Bankers For Alleged $306,667.81, €50,250 Fraud
March 3, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Bankers For Alleged $306,667.81, €50,250 Fraud

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, arraigned two bank officials, Bakare Oladimeji Surajudeen and James Olukayode Imokwede, over an alleged $306,667.81 and €50,250 fra...
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